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Community Stack is building the next generation of social infrastructure.
We operate ecosystems as infrastructure, stewarding a growing portfolio of communities, shared platforms, and civic participation layers that strengthen trust, resilience, and long-term ecosystem value.
Six pillars. One coherent system.
Community Stack operates shared infrastructure designed to support legitimacy, resilience, discovery, and long-term ecosystem growth.
Ecosystem
Own, operate, and scale community assets as long-term infrastructure.
Engine
Governance, standards, and trust infrastructure that enables legitimacy.
Switchboard
Global discovery layer connecting people to trusted ecosystems.
Intelligence
Community-native insight without direction or control.
Enterprise
Social infrastructure products for organisations and enterprises.
Labs
Research, experimentation, and future infrastructure development.
Leadership
For interviews, expert commentary, and speaking opportunities, our founders are available across community infrastructure, digital inclusion, ecosystem operating models, and accessibility-first technology.
Ethan Sumner
Co-Founder & CEO
Technology leader and community builder from Barnsley. Founded and scaled practitioner communities and events across the UK, delivering 100+ meetups and supporting ecosystem growth through stewardship-led operating models. Professional experience spans Microsoft, Mastercard, and enterprise consultancies, with a focus on community infrastructure, cloud ecosystems, and long-term resilience.
Topics Ethan can speak on:
Community infrastructure · Ecosystem operating models · Digital inclusion · Platform engineering communities · Trust and sustainability in communities
Mercedes Moxon Greenfield
Co-Founder & CTO
UK Robotics Champion, accessibility advocate, and volunteer from Sheffield. Mercedes brings technical excellence and inclusion-first design leadership to Community Stack's infrastructure work — building systems that remain usable for real people, not just compliant on paper.
Topics Mercedes can speak on:
Accessibility-first product design · Inclusive technology · Offline access pathways · Assistive AI (non-directive) · Designing for low digital confidence
Operating principles
Community Stack is built on governance, legitimacy, and long-term stewardship — prioritising ecosystem health over short-term optimisation.
Infrastructure-first
We build for the long term, not the short term
Stewardship before scale
Ecosystem health over growth metrics
Trust by design
Legitimacy and transparency in everything we build
Global vision, local agency
Scale infrastructure while preserving local autonomy
Impact over activity
Outcomes matter more than outputs
Open where possible, responsible where necessary
Default to openness while protecting trust
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Latest press releases
Community Stack Expands APAC Operations, Surpasses 24,000 Global Members
Community Stack today announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region through the acquisition of three established Bangalore-based technology communities, strengthening its international footprint and bringing its total global ecosystem to more than 24,000 members.
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Community Stack Announces Overmind as Global Ecosystem Platinum Sponsor
Community Stack today announced Overmind as a Global Ecosystem Platinum Sponsor, strengthening its long-term partnership ecosystem and expanding support for practitioner-led communities across cloud, DevOps, platform engineering, data, AI, and open source.
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Community Stack Acquires Cloud Platform Engineering London
Community Stack has acquired Cloud Platform Engineering London, a well-established London-based technology community with almost 2,000 members and a proven programme of 15 delivered events, previously operated by Appvia.
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Community Stack Launches Digital Lifeline for Invisible Charities
South Yorkshire tech innovators launch Community Switchboard to bridge the gap between Britain's most vulnerable communities and the services designed to support them.
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Community Stack Appoints Former UK Robotics Champion Mercedes Moxon Greenfield as Chief Technology Officer
Mercedes brings exceptional technical expertise and a proven commitment to inclusive technology design to Community Stack's mission of eliminating digital exclusion across Britain's third sector.
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Community Stack is building infrastructure that helps ecosystems endure — across practitioner communities, governance layers, and third-sector participation.